22.　 This book tells ____life story of John Smith, who left ____school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16.

A. the; the　　　 B. a; the　　 C. the;\　 D .a;\

21.　 I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. _____ the walk will do me good.

A. sooner or later　 B. still　 C. in time　 D .besides

20.　 I can’t live ___ the style of his life.

A. on　　 B. with　　 C. in　 D. at

19.　 Since we are good friends, you needn’t stand on ___ with us .

A. politeness　 B. behaviour　 C. kindness　 D. ceremony

18.　 He soon _____ himself to the way of life and has lived happily ever since.

A. arranged　 B. adjusted　　 C. admitted　 D. avoided

17.　 Leave the table ___. Don’t touch anything on it.

A. as I am　　　 B. as we are　 C. as it is　 D. as it were

16.　 In that case, there is nothing you can do___ than wait.

A. more　　 B. other　　 C. better　　 D. any

15.　 Lizzie was _____to see her friend off at the airport.

A. a little more than sad　　 B. more than a little sad　

C. sad more than a little　 D .a little more sad than

14.　 She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role ___ in making the earth a better place to live in.

A. to have played　　 B. to play　 C. to be played　 D. to be playing

13.　 He assisted his neighbor _____ repairing the fence.

A. of　　　　 B. in　　 C. at　　 D. with